The Secret of the Nagas

Praise for
The Secret of the Nagas

… a gripping tale that combines lots of action with deep yet accessible philosophy. Amish does not disappoint. ...
The
Secret of the Nagas
is furiously packed with action and intrigue and leaves the reader guessing

– Outlook

… the book has it all - philosophies, spiritual messages, secrets, battles and mysteries.

– Indian Express

[Amish’s] stories of Lord Shiva retold for our times –
The
Immortals of Mehlua
and
The Secret of the Nagas
– have been runaway successes”

– The Times of India

It’s clear that [
The Secret of the Nagas
] has struck a chord with Indian readers.

– The Hindu

The idea of 
The Shiva Trilogy
 excited me because this sort of experimentation with Indian mythology is long overdue in popular literature, especially by an Indian author ... As far as plotting and pacing are concerned, Amish is very skilful.

– Asian Age

…well on his way to a successful second innings”

– Harper’s Bazaar

Amish Tripathi retained his Midas touch with
The Secret of
the Nagas.

– Deccan Herald

[Amish] does a matchless job of bringing Shiva’s legacy into a character that inhabited the earth’

– The Sentinel, Guwahati

The Secret of the Nagas
is
impressive in its conception... Tripathi is an excellent story-teller.

– DNA

The Secret of the Nagas
was included in Best Five Books of 2011.

– Femina

It’s a labour of love... Amish also humanizes his characters, something which most popular Indian writers fail miserably at.

– The Mint

Brilliant retelling of the ‘Shivpuran’ in the most modern and intriguing form; an exciting, stylish, creative, refreshing and soul-satisfying read!

– Ranjani Vijayaraghavan
Reader Review Contest Winner

“Amish is a fresh new voice in Indian writing – steeped in myth and history, with a fine eye for detail and a compelling narrative style.”

– Shashi Tharoor
Member of Parliament and celebrated author

“Furious action jumps off every page.”

– Anil Dharker
Renowned Journalist and Author

“The Shiva Trilogy is a racy mytho-thriller with a masala twist, like Amar Chitra Katha on steroids. This (The Secret of the Nagas) is the sequel I’ve been waiting for.”

– Rashmi Bansal
Bestselling author of Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

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Published by westland ltd 2011

Copyright © Amish Tripathi 2011

All rights reserved

Amish Tripathi asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and any resemblance to any actual person living or dead, events and locales is entirely coincidental.

ISBN: 978-93-80658-79-7

Cover Design by Rashmi Pusalkar.
Photo of Lord Shiva by Chandan Kowli.

Inside book formatting and typesetting by Ram Das Lal

This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by any way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the author’s prior written consent, in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser and without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews with appropriate citations.

To Preeti & Neel..

Unlucky are those who search the seven
seas for paradise

Fortunate are those who experience the only heaven
that truly exists, the heaven that lives in the company
of our loved ones

I am truly fortunate

Satyam Shivam Sundaram

Shiva is truth. Shiva is beauty
Shiva is the masculine. Shiva is the feminine
Shiva is a Suryavanshi. Shiva is a Chandravanshi

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